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Editorial
. 2021;28(3):355-357.
doi: 10.5603/CJ.2021.0047.

Going through or around the occlusion? All roads lead to Rome

Niccolò Ciardetti  1 , Alessio Mattesini  1 , Carlo Di Mario  2
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Editorial

Going through or around the occlusion? All roads lead to Rome

Niccolò Ciardetti et al. Cardiol J. 2021.
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Conflict of interest: None declared

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Long term endpoints according to the techniques used for recanalization; A. Wire escalation versus ‘extensive’ dissection and reentry (DR) techniques; B. Wire escalation versus ‘limited’ DR techniques; *Differences are not statistically significant; MI — myocardial infarction; TVR — target vessel revascularization.
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